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Philips shouldn't exist anymore. Torx plus is the champ (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Phillips head are the Mercator Projection of screws. Great for their specific purpose that shockingly few people seem to know and bottom tier otherwise, yet widely used anyway.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Which one in your opinion is the best general purpose screw? Basically something that should be the default?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    I use #8 x 2-3in Robertson construction screws for pretty much everything. been doing this for over a decade. hasn't failed me yet

    there are times that a pan head is more suitable or you want a smaller screw, but I just buy the giant buckets of thousands of construction screws and then don't have to think about buying more. and it's 1/4 the cost as smaller packages

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    My philosophy of screwing is that it is always best to find the right screw for the job, BUT, more often than not, a torx/star 2-1/2in #8-10 ceramic coated screw is going to solve all your problems.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Torx, excluding TX27. Just use 25 or 30. For consumer devices or anything that gets turned by hand Pozidrive is okay, although it sucks if you're using a drill, and impacts fuck 'em up almost instantly

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